SURPRISE! Phragmipedium kovachii!!!

[@randimillington1422]

I watch a lot of orchid videos on KZbin, yours, by far….are absolutely beautiful!!! I have never seen healthier plants.

[@thecavekooks]

Wow I can't get enough of that sweater!!!

[@allyyyyyyp]

OMG the Gremlins sweater, amazing. (Also the bloom is stunning!)

[@MissyR2538]

OMGoodness! That is one gorgeous orchid!! Keep the vids coming, please I'm learning important info. I'm one of those people that need to know why something works the way it does and not just the surface stuff and you explain things in a way I understand completely. Thank you & God bless!!😇

[@selinaboyd1806]

Woohoo awesome surprise! Merry Christmas!

[@HerebutNot]

Merry Christmas to you too!

[@EdsOrchids]

Brilliant Dustin. I just hope the one you have doesn't reflex too soon. Anyhow it's a lovely bloom and you are to be congratulated. Have a very Happy Christmas and a Prosperous New Year. Ed.

[@HerebutNot]

Thanks Ed! I’ll be pollinating it on Christmas Day probably so I won’t even know for sure...but gotta take advantage of the flowers while they’re freshhhh. 😍 merry Christmas! And thanks for stopping by!

[@irmadiaz2838]

Clicked as soon as i came across the video so beautiful!!!

[@dimipimenta8554]

Nice phramigpendilum

[@liverocks62]

Wow that is stunning.

[@davidharrap5498]

I’ve just had the same thing happen to me! I bought a phrag hybrid of kovachii x ( Eumelia Arias) a couple of years ago. I think it originated from Ecuagenera. It’s grown quickly and just put up a 2 foot high spike. I’ll post it on the phragmipedium alliance Facebook page in a couple of days. The flower is just opening now and it’s clearly a true kovachii. Love your plant. It looks very happy. Not a spot on the leaves. We have similar growing conditions. I grow indoors in the Uk in a relatively mild climate with few extremes. I grow mine slightly cooler than you. Nights are around 15 degrees and days up to 18. The plant sits in a west facing window and they’re potted in rockwool minicubes and fed with MSU.

[@HerebutNot]

David Harrap - ah, that’s really cool. I’ll hop over to the Phrag alliance group and check it out. I gotta say, I’d probably be a bit crushed in your case-I really want to see what back crossings of kovachii look like! I have made one with my kovachii on to Sam Crothers (fischeri x kovachii)-but the seed pod is still developing. Tnx for sharing your care/conditions.

[@sergiy_sergio]

Congratulations!!!! Beautiful flower.

[@olya4903]

Aaaaa, your phrags are always so beautiful! Every time you show a new one in bloom, I add it to my wishlist 😂

[@HerebutNot]

Heh heh - and despite the more you get, the list never seems to get shorter, eh? Haha. Merry Christmas Olya!

[@Twigarati]

Incredible!! 🤩🤩

[@marcopaganelli6059]

Woooo so beautiful and perfect flower shape that lovellymickey mouse appealing

[@patriziamola180]

Wonderful. Like you I have a lot of phrag and I love growing orchids. Merry Christmas to you too.

[@HerebutNot]

Thanks Patrizia! Merry Christmas to you too. Phrags are awesome 😎

[@botanicallydependent1080]

Amazing bloom!

[@peterlongden243]

Beautiful and Amazing flower! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from Peter in UK

[@tsk170]

Give this man more likes. Keep up the good work.

[@LinardBraslin]

Wonderful video and a lovely sweater! Happy holidays! ^^

[@jennys4271]

Beautiful!!! I love seeing an inside grower have such success with these so called difficult Phrags. Thank you for sharing!!!!

[@chuntie5518]

Thank you Happy Holidays Lovely bloom.👍💜

[@Cycnoches2012]

Excellent thank you ! love the Fluence lights as well!

[@Rinsuki]

My coworker, before she moved to another state, gave me my first Phragmipedium which she bought on impulse when she went to a botanical conservatory. To my shock she had it in a pot with no drainage hole and in half potting soil and its original sphagnum wrap. It survived but didn't thrive. She gave it to me because it was losing its leaves. It is now in a Repotme bark mix for Phrags. I hope it will be okay.

[@HerebutNot]

Rinsuki - phrags will bounce back when they’re happy. If you work on irrigating the potting mix every week (run about a full pot of water through it) and keep it in moderate light (east window) but with mild temps, it’ll grow great for you. Nice gift though-what type of Phrag is it?

[@BarbaraZoski]

Love the orchid and the cat

[@jacolynsorchids1361948friends]

Very Beautiful! Congratulations Your on a good Start for a Merry Christmas, wishing you much more happiness ahead

[@irengeorgia9789]

Beautiful bloom!Merry Christmas 🎄

[@sandiesorchids9387]

Beautiful blooms Dustin, you keep your condo pretty cold to live, brrrrrr🥶 Merry Christmas and Happy New Year for 2020 🎉❄️🎄🍻🍗

[@vivienlee9078]

Beautiful shape and colour. Love watching your detailed videos. Happy holidays 🎄🎁

[@michaelmccarthy4077]

Ah, an interesting point you make about water in the crown that has fertilizer in it. I have noticed that plants that get plain water in the crown don't get crown rot but if I spill water with feed in the crown, invariably they get crown rot. I hadn't thought about the salts being left behind damaging tissue as a possible reason. 🤔 Merry Christmas. Happy New Year.

[@HerebutNot]

Yeah! And with phals I’ve never had crown rot, but...it would make sense that those salts can cause abrasions and become entry points for fungus and what not. It’s also possible that because I use tap water w/ chlorine my issues w/ pathogenic fungus/bacteria are less b/c the leaves get blasted with chlorine 🤷🏼‍♂️ will be interesting to see if adjusting this for your plants results in any changes Merry Christmas & happy new year Michael!

[@Frank-iv6wd]

So when are you going to flask some of these so you can sell me some? Great show.

[@gcarson]

Awesome, great job at blooming it! Also your sweater is dope :D

[@weilamkharmujai5437]

It's gorgeous

[@jyvaineorchids2255]

Merry Christmas for you too 😄

[@lucythecat529]

Stunning plant! I am so happy for you! Merry Christmas to you and your partner! You have an early Christmas gift in that bloom and plant. Enjoy! Great growing in 2020. Will be watching!

[@TheOrchidRoom]

Awesome find and stunning plant, congratulations!! 😀

[@HerebutNot]

Thanks Annabel!

[@mendsaikhanmunkhnasan8472]

Merry christmas and happy new year! Liked your sweater, i’ve got red one 🎅😆

[@RLucas-dc9yq]

Amazing mislablled plant😁 congrats....

[@johnsambiledc8046]

What an absolute beauty.Thanks for the valuable information Dustin especially your watering techniques! Early Merry Christmas 🎄

[@HerebutNot]

Thanks John! Merry Christmas to you too!

[@OrchidNerd]

Love how velvety that pouch looks

[@marygorchidsmore2058]

Gorgeous bloom! Very informative video! How much citric acid do you add to your tap water to acidify the water?

[@HerebutNot]

MaryG Orchids - I adjust to lower the pH to 5.8. 2 waterings are 5.8. Followed by two waterings at 7.9 (unadjusted tap water). I can’t give you an amount for the citric acid because I add 1 tablespoon to a liter of water and then use a couple capfuls of that to adjust each jug of fertilizer water. I hope that makes sense

[@growproteas1148]

Great video! I have one in the house in bud!

[@HerebutNot]

grow proteas - that’s so great! Are you on Instagram? I’d love to see what it looks like

[@jairovazquezarellano2099]

Saludos desde Moyobamba, el lugar en Perú de donde fue robada esta bella orquídea

[@HerebutNot]

en realidad esto fue comprado de una empresa en ecuador llamada Ecuagenera. crían y venden orquídeas, y trabajan para conservar y sostener estas especies que están amenazadas por la pérdida de hábitat para las tierras de cultivo y la deforestación.

[@jairovazquezarellano2099]

@@HerebutNot me refiero a la orquídea madre la especie fue comprada en Perú Moyobamba y sacada del país ilegalmente por su actual dueño, solo aquella planta llegó a costar más de 30 mi dólares y el no reconoció su herror

[@AzureEnzi]

Hey, I was wondering if you had a video or a post on your blog about how you created your glovebox for seed sowing. I plan to make my first experimental cross soon, but I havent found a way to create a box to keep everything sterile. Merry Christmas btw! 🎅⛄

[@Cereza_2222]

Lo siento se descubrió en 2002 porque fue el año en que nací y por eso es aún más especial.

[@abransalazar4257]

Your so good!! Thanks for the info!! I want to get a flask of these bad girls! Yaaas queen!

[@growproteas1148]

Does your Kovachii sit in water?

[@HerebutNot]

grow proteas - in the summer, yes. In the winter not generally (they don’t dry fast enough).

[@dimipimenta8554]

Nice orchild

[@mikkomika9106]

Hi there! Can I buy some of your Orchids seedlings?

[@sixpackyoung9698]

Where did you get it from?

[@linv.2266]

Hermosa planta robada del Perú

[@linv.2266]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/jZ2yY6qce7tqi80

[@HerebutNot]

Semilla cultuvada y comprada en Ecuagenera, no robada

[@linv.2266]

No me refería a usted, me refería a que la robaron de Perú hace muchos años atrás y le cambiaron de nombre como el que lleva ahora. Porque se iba a a llamar Phragmipedium peruviana, en honor al Perú :)

[@胡美娟-k4u]

😍😍👍👍

[@caedanteng5417]

What temperature does they do well ? Like in the summertime.

[@HerebutNot]

Caedan - 22-28c // avoid temps over 32c if you can

[@caedanteng5417]

@@HerebutNot I will try another. Over here is in the ultra lowlands at 30 above days and 28-27 nights.

[@HerebutNot]

Ah, bummer. These are highland types for sure (1,500-2,000m)

[@marimsld]

Wow do you sell some ? Some baby of that I really love to have one

[@HerebutNot]

mariamsld seludo - one day yes...probably not ready for at least a year assuming everything goes well

[@K2dot]

how much citric acid to add to the tap water?

[@HerebutNot]

Depends on your water - you need a pH tester, you can't erroneously add a specific amount of acid expecting it to go to the same pH. Example: my citric acid may be stronger than yours; my water may be more alkaline than yours; your water may be more pure than mine (meaning less acid is required to lower it more drastically). Even here in Calgary the tap water pH changes depending on the time of year and where in the city your water comes from.

[@alanayala5749]

😉👍

[@Druexotics]

You lucky ****** guy lol

[@HerebutNot]

Hahaha 🕺🏼🕺🏼🕺🏼 - I know, eh? Trying not to gloat...but not doing a good job of that. 😏

[@Druexotics]

That face in the thumb nail though🤣🤣

[@orchidgarden3124]

PPM is parts per million 😊

[@HerebutNot]

Orchid Garden - lol. 🤦🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️

[@gustavo31313131]

"Discovered in 2001", more like: "An American guy first knew about it in 2001". Peruvians, Peruvian botanists and specially San Martin Region local knew about this plant for decades before its "discovery"

[@HerebutNot]

Yup, I'm aware of the history. The reality is with botanical classification, the first to register is first to name. History aside, what I care about is sharing good and helpful information about how to grow the plant effectively and raise them from seed-so that it can at least be grown well in captivity, exist in people's collections, and shared to others from captive seed-grown plants, rather than collected from the wild. It's time to get past the ego and focus on what matters-preservation of captive plants (growing plants effectively), propagation and ensuring wild populations are protected.